Dispensing-cabinet.



8. WHEELER.

DISPENSING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED APR.22, 1915.

l ,1 61 ,5@% Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

A TTOR/VE Y SETH WHEELER, OF CAS'ILETON, NEW YORK.

DISPENSING-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1215.

Application filed April 22, 1915. Serial No. 23,069.

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SETH WHEELER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Castleton, county of Rensselaer, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to cabinets for dispensing folded and interfolded units of toilet paper, paper towels, or the like, and

has for its object to provide a device of this character into which paper .may be readily inserted, but which shall be'so arranged as to avoid the easy removal of the paper in bulk.

Another object is to provide a cabinet that shall be particularly adapted for dispensing interfolded units of paper of which each unit has only a single fold.

Other objects and advantages of my invention shall be set forth hereinafter, and in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, it will now proceed to describe the same in the following specification and then point out the novel features thereof in appended claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure'l is a sectional end elevation of a cabinet structure which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is a partially sectional elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 1 and showing the lower portion of the same cabinet. Another modification of my invention is shown in Fig. 3. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of one of the parts which is common to the cabinets of the other figures.

Cabinets of the general character above described as hitherto constructed, have comprised a box with a top or front panel hinged to permit the insertion or removal of its contents, the hinged front being required with a cabinet of material vertical length, or depth, in order to permit the first or lower fold of the bundle to easily pass through the delivery opening. Furthermore, the delivery opening was necessarily of considerable width as compared to that of my present invention.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, the cabinet here shown comprises a box 25 which may be secured to a wall or supporting surface by any suitable means (not shown), an opening 26 being provided in the back of this box or casing for the introduction of a suitable holding or supporting device. Such a casing may be made 'convenlently of porcelain. The cabinet is adapted to be mounted in an upright position as shown in the draw- .in s.

The bottom of the cabinet body is completely open except for a pair of swinging members 27 which are mounted therein. Each of these members comprises a sheet metal plate or strip with its longitudinal edges rolled as clearly shown at 29, to provide a socket for a supporting pin andto provide a smooth outer edge over which the 70. paper may be drawn without injury. Pins 30 extend through the sockets 29 adjacent to the front and back surfaces of the cabinet and are set in suitable holes 31 in the end surfaces of the cabinet. By this means a pivotal mounting is provided for each of the members 27, it thus being adapted to be swung upwardly as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 to open the cabinet and to permit the introduction of a bundleof interfolded paper units or the like. The members 27 are limited in their downward movement in any suitable manner,for example, I prefer to provide them with triangular downturned ends 28. The form of the down- M turned end members is such that one end of the triangle engages the adjacent wall of the cabinet and thereby limits the downward movement of the member. They are shown in their lowest position in Fig. 1. It W will be observed that together they provide an inclined bottom or hopper, with a slit or opening 32 between them.

The cabinet. is particularly adapted to contain single-fold interfolded units of toilet 1% paper, paper towels or the like, the bundle of interfolded units being disposed within the cabinet resting on the members 27, as shown in Fig. 1, with the lower end of the bottom unit extendingdownwardly through W the slit or opening 32.

As already pointed out, the form of the cabinet is such as to permit the bundle to be readily inserted in position with the end of the bottom unit extending through the slit or opening and permitting the center opening to be very much narrower than those hitherto permissible, provided the cabinet is to be made of material length and capable of containing a relatively large quantity of paper. It is obvious that in the cabinet above described, the cabinet may be of any suitable length Without in anyway interfering with the ease of'introducing the paper. I a

. Instead of utilizing two bottom members 27, one wall of the cabinet may be formed with a ledge 33-, as shown in Fig. 3 and only a single member 34: which is pivotally supported on a pin 35, utilized. Themember 34 is similar in construction and mounting to the members27 and a slit or opening 36 corresponding to'theopening 32 is'provicled between the outer longitudinal edge of the member 34 and the ledge 33. This modification is particularly adapted for use with double-fold interfoldedpackages such as are well known.

pivotally supported bottom member limited in its downward movement and adapted to swing inwardly to open the box.

2. A dispensing cabinet for paper packages comprising a long and narrow box open at the-bottom and adapted to be mounted on a vertical supporting surface, and a pair of pivotally supported bottom members mounted near the opposite edges of the opening in the box adapted to swing upwardly into the box to permit the introduction of the paper package and cooperating to produce a narrow slot in thebottom of the cabinet.

"prevent the cabinet being opened downwardly.

4. A dispensing cabinet for paper packages comprising a long and narrow box open at the bottom and adapted to be mounted on a vertical supporting surface, a pair of pivotally supported bottom members mounted near the opposite edges of the opening in the box adapted to swing upwardly into the box to permit the introduction of the paper package and cooperating to produce a narrow slot in the bottom of the cabinet, said members having triangular end pieces adapted to engage the inner walls of the box to limit the-downward movement of the bottom members to prevent the cabinet be ing opened downwardly.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of April, 1915.

' SETH WHEELER.

\Vitnesses:

WM. A. WHEELER, SETH Wnnnnnn, Jr. 

